Covestro Makrolon Polycarbonate Flat Sheet offer high impact strength

Bayer Makrolon Polycarbonate materials have a unique balance of useful features which include temperature resistance, impact resistance and optical properties position polycarbonates in between commodity plastics and engineering plastics.
Polycarbonate is definitely a tough material. Although it features significant impact-resistance, it has got reduced scratch-resistance and so a hard coating is often applied to polycarbonate eye protection and polycarbonate exterior auto components. The characteristics associated with polycarbonate are like those of common Acrylic materials, yet , polycarbonate is actually stronger, it is usable in a wider temperature range and is a bit more expensive. This plastic polymer is highly transparent to visible light and has better light transmission characteristics than most grades of glass.
Polycarbonate has a glass transition temperature near 150 °C (302 °F), consequently it softens gradually above this point and flows above about 300°C (572 °F). Tools will have to be held at higher temperatures, generally above 80 °C (176 °F) to make strain- and almost stress free products.
Unlike many thermoplastics, polycarbonate can undergo large deformations without breaking. Because of that, it may be processed and formed   cold using sheet metal techniques, for example forming bends with a brake. Even for sharp angle bends with a tight radius, no heating is generally necessary. This makes it useful for prototyping applications where transparent or electrically non-conductive parts are crucial, which can not be created from sheet metal. Note that PMMA/Plexiglas, which happens to be similar in appearance to polycarbonate, but it's brittle and cannot be bent without heating.

The light weight of polycarbonate, as opposed to glass, has led to continuing development of electronic view screens that replace glass materials with polycarbonate, for use in mobile and portable devices. Such displays include newer e-ink and some LCD screens, though CRT, plasma screen and other LCD technologies which still do require glass for its higher melting temperature and the ability to be etched in finer detail.
Other types of items fabricated from Polycarbonate include durable, lightweight luggage, MP3/digital audio player cases, computer cases, riot shields, instrument panels, and common style blender jars. Many toys and hobby items are made from polycarbonate parts, e.g. fins, gyro mounts, and flybar locks for use with radio-controlled helicopters.
For use in applications subjected to weathering or UV-radiation, a special surface treatment could be needed. This either can be a coating (e.g. for improved abrasion resistance), or a coextrusion for enhanced weathering resistance.
Bayer Makrolon Polycarbonate is a thermoplastic that begins as a solid plastic material in the form of small pellets. In a manufacturing process called injection molding, these small pellets are heated until they melt and become a very thick liquid. The melted liquid polycarbonate is then rapidly injected into the mold - shaped like the part, compressed under high pressure and cooled to create a finished product , all in just a minute or so.

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